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$12 Million Renovation Continues on Southfield City Centre’s Primary Thoroughfare
$12 Million Renovation Continues on Southfield City Centre’s Primary Thoroughfare 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

The City of Southfield began to lay the groundwork for the Evergreen Road Improvement Project earlier this spring. The $12 million reinvention of Evergreen Road in the City Centre will accelerate the reinvention of the district into a vibrant, 24/7 pedestrian friendly mixed-use environment. read more

Southfield’s City Centre in Transition
Southfield’s City Centre in Transition 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2
Hometownlife.com – Observer & Eccentric
Sandra Armbruster

Where is the downtown in the city of Southfield?

There isn’t one is a common response, but if you would have talked with Southfield officials over the past 30 or so years, they would have told you that, some day, it would be smack dab at the corner of Evergreen Road and Civic Center Drive.

Over the years, funding and an economy nearly in its death throes made it seem like the dream of a downtown was more like a nightmare. read more

New Grant Extends Entrepreneurial Education at Lawrence Tech
New Grant Extends Entrepreneurial Education at Lawrence Tech 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Lawrence Technological University has received a three-year $697,000 grant from the Wisconsin-based Kern Family Foundation to support further expansion of entrepreneurial-minded learning in the curricula for undergraduate engineering students.

This is the final phase of a series of grants adding up to over $2.4 million from the Kern Family Foundation that began in 2003. The goal is to incorporate the entrepreneurial mindset into undergraduate engineering education at LTU. read more

The City of Southfield and LTU Host Annual Southfield Schools Career Fair
The City of Southfield and LTU Host Annual Southfield Schools Career Fair 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

The City of Southfield is dedicated to bridging the relationship from the businesses to the community and schools. To honor this commitment, the City of Southfield recently hosted their annual career fair at Lawrence Technological University (LTU). This allowed Southfield High School students to interact with various Southfield businesses and entrepreneurs. read more

Plante Moran partner receives national Being a Difference award from NASBA Center for the Public Trust
Plante Moran partner receives national Being a Difference award from NASBA Center for the Public Trust 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Plante Moran, one of the nation’s largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms, announced that Beth Bialy, CPA, leader of the firm’s governmental practice, received the prestigious Being a Difference award from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy Center for the Public Trust.

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LTU wins top award in national architectural engineering competition
LTU wins top award in national architectural engineering competition 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

A team from Lawrence Technological University was the winner in the integration category of a national student design competition sponsored by the Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

The Charles Pankow Foundation Annual Architectural Engineering Student Design Competition was held at the AEI’s annual student conference in Philadelphia on March 29. It attracts the top students from the country’s leading architectural engineering programs.  read more

Lawrence Tech Places in Top 100 nationally for Graduates’ Return on Investment
Lawrence Tech Places in Top 100 nationally for Graduates’ Return on Investment 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Lawrence Technological University was ranked highest in the metropolitan Detroit three-county area and placed in the top 100 colleges and universities nationwide in the 2014 PayScale College ROI Report, which measures the return on investment and increased earning power generated by a college bachelor’s degree. read more

City of Southfield Continues to Increase ‘Pothole Patrol’ Throughout City
City of Southfield Continues to Increase ‘Pothole Patrol’ Throughout City 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Special hotline (248/796-4000) setup to report potholes

 The city of Southfield makes every effort to maintain and repair all roads within the City’s jurisdiction in a timely manner. Due to the severity of weather this winter, the City has increased the number of crews that are actively repairing potholes. The city of Southfield currently has four crews working twelve-hour shifts to repair potholes throughout the city on a priority basis. In a typical winter, two four-person crews generally use approximately 300 tons of cold patch in repairing pot holes. This winter, the City has already gone through more than 450 tons of cold patch to date. read more

Lawrence Tech to Hold April 7 Groundbreaking Ceremony for Residence Hall
Lawrence Tech to Hold April 7 Groundbreaking Ceremony for Residence Hall 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Lawrence Technological University will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its third residence hall on Monday, April 7, at 11 a.m.

The public is invited to the ceremony, which will take place near University Housing-North on the campus at 21000 West 10 Mile Road in Southfield. (For directions and map, see ltu.edu/contacts.) read more

Broke Student Film Festival returns to LTU April 4-6
Broke Student Film Festival returns to LTU April 4-6 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

The International Broke Student Film Festival (IBSFF) returns for its third year at Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield on April 4-6.

The highlight will be the presentation of films by students from Michigan and around the globe on the big screen of the Mary E. Marburger Engineering and Science Auditorium in LTU’s Science Building on Saturday, April 5, 3-10 p.m. read more

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